Monday, December 05, 2005

tounge

How effective are the words that we say? Should we (sometimes) hold back on what we want to say?

2 comments:

Vera Faith said...

Psalm 12:3
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips,And the tongue that speaks proud things,

Psalm 34:13
Keep your tongue from evil,And your lips from speaking deceit.

Psalm 35:28
And my tongue shall speak of Your righteousnessAnd of Your praise all the day long.

Psalm 37:30
The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom,And his tongue talks of justice.

Psalm 39:1
I said, “I will guard my ways,Lest I sin with my tongue; I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle, While the wicked are before me.”

Proverbs 6:17
A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood,

Proverbs 10:31
The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, But the perverse tongue will be cut out.

Proverbs 12:18
There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, But the tongue of the wise promotes health.

Proverbs 15:4
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

Vera Faith said...

Proverbs 17:20
He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.

Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 21:23
Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.

Proverbs 25:15
By long forbearance a ruler is persuaded, And a gentle tongue breaks a bone.